Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Van Kirk was born on 19 December 1871, in Concord Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States, her father, Amasa Hitchcock Van Kirk, was 27 and her mother, Charlotte E. Burdette, was 25. She died on 24 April 1902, in Dodge, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 30.
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- May E Vankirk in household of Thomas Burdett, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary E. Vankerk, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
- Mary E. Nelson, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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